Article of the week (21/2009): Joseph Cassano: the man with the trillion-dollar price on his head

Posted on May 31, 2009 in Finance Tad bit late on this one but still valid: This week’s article is Joseph Cassano: the man with the trillion-dollar price on his head by Tim Rayment in The Sunday Times. Following is a small excerpt and link to the print friendly version of the article. I recommend reading the print friendly version since it’s easier to read instead of having to continuously load a new page: They were...
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Financial Shock

Posted on May 19, 2009 in Books, Finance I just finished reading the last pages of Financial Shock by Mark Zandi. Zandi is the head of Moody’s Econony.com and a man well seasoned in all things finance. Financial Shock can be best described as the definite guide to why and how our financial system got to the point it collapsed into the current financial crisis. Zandi writes the book in a rather repetitive and at time discontinuous...
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Wall Street Meltdown

Posted on May 18, 2009 in Finance Saw this a while back but forgot to post it, so here are two videos that describe the “Wall Street Meltdown” as a catchy song: This video was inspired by the bizarre sequence of events on the Street in 2007. The use of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” came from a hilarious internet parody song “Here Comes Another Bubble” by the Richter Scales...
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Straight to your iPod – May 2009

Posted on May 17, 2009 in Music This month I have two great CDs to share. One that’s utterly generic but enjoyable in a good way and the other a unique and exceptional work of art. The first one is For(n)ever with Hoobastank. Hoobastank has been around since 1994, yet it seems that just about nobody listens to them, which is really weird because although they are a tad bit generic rock/pop band they definitely go straight...
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Article of the week (20/2009): My Personal Credit Crisis

Posted on May 16, 2009 in Finance This week’s article is My Personal Credit Crisis by Edmund L. Aandrews in the New York Times. Following is a small excerpt and link to the print friendly version of the article. I recommend reading the print friendly version since it’s easier to read instead of having to continuously load a new page: If there was anybody who should have avoided the mortgage catastrophe, it was I. As an...
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Financial Humor – May 2009

Posted on May 16, 2009 in Blog, Finance Young Chuck moved to Texas and bought a donkey from a farmer for $100.00. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day he drove up and said, ‘Sorry son, but I have some bad news, the donkey died.’ Chuck replied, ‘Well, then just give me my money back.’ The farmer said, ‘Can’t do that. I went and spent it already.’ Chuck...
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